福建省福州八校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

福州八校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 文传2024.01.28
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The Thai capital Bangkok isn’t just a big city full of skyscrapers, shopping malls, and traffic. There are many beautiful spaces providing residents with fresh air and lots of healthy outdoor activities in landscaped areas.
Benjakitti Park
The park has dedicated bicycle and jogging tracks around the Lake Ratchada. The water’s edge is nicely framed by some pretty plant life, with colourful flowers adding to the quietness. You ‘ll also find skate tracks, a central pavilion with fountains, and an impressive half-circle courtyard that’ s popular for picnics.
Opening Time: Daily from 5 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Benjasiri Park
Benjasiri Park is the place to be for sculpture lovers, with some of the best examples of Thai sculptures around the park reflecting historical features. The centrepiece fountain hosts multimedia water dance shows 3 times daily. The park offers outdoor sports facilities rarely found at other public parks in Bangkok, including a basketball court, roller skating/skateboarding rink, tennis court, and outdoor swimming pool.
Opening Time: Daily from 5 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Chatuchak Park
Chatuchak Park offers something for everyone at this park. Some may walk or jog along the green tracks line, while others can appreciate nature in the Thai Literature and Herb Garden. The park’ s northern end has many tennis courts and soccer fields. While you’re there, make sure not to miss the Train Museum and Youth Traffic Garden.
Opening Time: Daily from 4:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sanam Luang Park
Sanam Luang Park has been around since the founding of Bangkok in 1782. Take part in the kite flying festival in March in different shapes and sizes floating in the sky. On most days, you can enjoy a family picnic in the breezy late afternoon while watching an exciting game of volleyball.
Opening Time: Daily from 5 a. m. to 10 p. m.
21．Which park opens earliest every day
A．Benjakitti Park. B．Benjasiri Park. C．Chatuchak Park. D．Sanam Luang Park.
22．What is special in Benjasiri Park compared with the other three parks
A．Colorful flowers. B．Traditional sculptures. C．Soccer fields. D．Walking tracks.
23．What do Benjakitti Park and Sanam Luang Park both have
A．A tennis court. B．Some skate tracks. C．A volleyball court. D．Some picnic spots.
B
Japan is a nation that appreciates the virtues of silence and good manners. Yet, when it comes to eating noodles, Japanese people can be the loudest in the world.
According to lifestyle website Grapee.jp, slurping（发出啧啧声）when eating noodles is encouraged in Japanese culture. It’s believed that taking air into your mouth can enhance（提高） the flavor of the noodles and help cool down the food. It’s also considered to be a way to show appreciation for the dish. Sometimes, just making the noise alone seems to make the noodles more enjoyable.
It was not until a new expression—— “noodle harassment” came out on social media that Japanese people started to realize the problem. They found that the slurping noise was making some foreign visitors uncomfortable.
As a response, Japanese instant noodle maker Nissin introduced a so-called noise-canceling（降噪的） fork last month. The fork looks like an electric toothbrush. It is connected wirelessly to a smartphone. When the person using the fork starts to slurp, the fork will send a signal to the person’s phone. Then the phone will play a sound to mask the slurping noise.
But is it really necessary Dining traditions and table manners do vary. In India, people eat with their hands. They think they build a connection with the food in this way. However, people who are used to eating with forks might find it unacceptable to get their hands covered in oil or sauce. But this eating method is part of India’s culture, just like Japan’s slurping is part of its own.
“So, if you are eating noodles, please slurp as you like,” wrote a Japanese food blogger. “If anyone gets annoyed while you are doing that, ignore them., They’re missing the point entirely.”
24．Which of the following is NOT the reason for slurping when eating noodles, according to the text
A．Cooling the noodles down. B．Making the noodles more tasty.
C．Showing great respect for the noodles. D．Adding to the pleasure of eating noodles.
25．What does the underlined word “harassment” mean in paragraph 3 mean
A．Anxiety. B．Annoyance. C．Politeness. D．Appreciation
26．How does the noise-canceling fork work
A．The fork removes the slurping noise.
B．The fork can be used as an electric toothbrush.
C．A smartphone reminds the user to stop slurping if a signal is sent to it.
D．A smartphone plays a sound to hide the noise when it receives a signal.
27．Why does the author mention people in India in this passage
A．To show that forks are unnecessary in Indian culture.
B．To give an example to show cultural difference are normal.
C．To show India has special dinning tradition and table manners.
D．To tell us the differences in eating habits between India and Japan.
C
Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes.
The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina（视网膜） — an area at the back of the eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with nanoscale light sensors（纳米级光感器）. Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens（晶状体） at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.
“In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides, the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can — within about 30 to 40 milliseconds, rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the 150 degrees a human eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light.
Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.
28．Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye
A．To replace people’ s real eyeballs. B．To gain a sharper vision.
C．To help the blind regain their eyesight. D．To help normal eyes perform better.
29．What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A．The design of the artificial eye. B．The structure of the human eye.
C．The advantages of the artificial eye. D．The material used for the artificial eye.
30．What can we learn about the artificial eye and the human eye
A．They have the same structure. B．The artificial eye may see more clearly.
C．The human eye sees better in weak light. D．The artificial eye takes in a broader view.
31．Which word best describes Hongrui Jiang’s attitude to the artificial eye
A．Doubtful. B．Favorable. C．Tolerant. D．Ambiguous.
D
China’ s young people have created yet anotherword to reflect their growing disappointment with the stressful work culture. The new lifestyle hot word, tang ping, is an action rather than a feeling —deciding to just go by, using a minimum effort at an unsatisfactory job.
Wendy said that her lying-down philosophy could be summed up as “Putting the peacefulness of the body and soul first.” “According to the mainstream standard, a good lifestyle must include working hard, trying to get good results on work evaluations, struggling to buy a house and a car, and having babies, ” she said, “However, I am looking forward to ‘lying down entirely’—quitting my job and living off my savings.”
Tang ping has come under fire from Chinese state media. “No matter what, young people must have confidence in the future,” read a newspaper. “China is the world’s most populous country, with rich labor resources and a huge market advantage. The only happy life is a hard-working life. “The lying-down community obviously isn’t good for the country’s economic and social development,” said Guangming Daily. However, the newspaper added that tang ping shouldn’t be ignored without reflection: if China wants to encouragehard work in the young generation, it should first try to improve their quality of life.
“The state is worried about what would happen if everyone stopped working,” said Huang Ping, a literature professor. “But humans aren’t merely tools for making things,” he said. To lie down is a reasonable choice rather than a negative attitude. For some young people, it’ s a way for them to reduce pressure. “When you can’t catch up with society’s development— say, high house prices — tang ping is actually the most practical choice.” he said.
Lying down can be seen as the opposite of involution（内卷）, referring to societies becoming trapped in continual cycles of competition. “In a relatively good social environment, people may feelinvoluted, but at least they’ re trying” he said. “If it’ s worse, people will tang ping.”
Alternatively, the more motivated among the young generation have accepted FIRE—Financial Independence, Retire Early”—in the hope of someday escaping the severe competition once and for all.
32．What is Wendy’ s goal in life
A．To keep up with society’ s development. B．To depend on her savings to live.
C．To get promoted in her company. D．To be highly evaluated at work.
33．What do state media think the young should do
A．Improve their quality of life. B．Reflect on China’ s development.
C．Base their future on hard work. D．Live a happy life by lying down.
34．What does Professor Huang think of the “lying down” style
A．It means low quality of life for the young.
B．It prevents the development of society.
C．It motivates the young to welcome their future.
D．It removes the heavy life pressure from the young.
35．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A．A health y society doesn’t involve competition.
B．Young people prefer involution to tang ping.
C．Severe competition is the main cause of lying down.
D．More active young people favour severe competition.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Can’t Resist Junk Food Study Suggests You Try This Simple Trick
You’re tired and hungry. Then you catch a whiff of something delicious, probably fattening. It is fried chicken! 36 A new research says that exposing to the smell of junk food for at least two minutes can actually help you make healthier food choices.
Let’s take a closer look at this process. Have you ever noticed that whatever appetizing treat catches your nose’s attention tends to be most appealing just after you first smell it What will happen if you’re standing in line after a couple of minutes 37 And recent science says that this is actually the right moment to walk away.
The results of a series of experiments, including field studies at a supermarket and at a middle school cafeteria, show that extended exposure （of more than two minutes） to junk food smell （e. g. cookie smell） leads to lower purchases of unhealthy foods compared with health y smell（e. g. strawberry smell）. 38 That is why long exposure to junk food smell can be as satisfactory as actually having it in your mouth, which in turn decreases the desire for consumption of junk food.
39 When the exposure to smell of healthy food were examined, food choices were not profoundly influenced. The reason for this is that healthy food are not connected with reward in our brain and therefore have little influence on what we desire.
So next time you’re feeling you don’t have the will power to resist that French fries, it might be as simple as sitting there and smelling all that sweetness for just a minute or two. 40
A．But wait a minute before you order.
B．It’s a response that has been researched.
C．Get the satisfaction with none of the calories.
D．It isn’t quite as irresistible as it was just moments ago.
E．However, it’s not the same case with smell of healthy food.
F．It’s the same as actually eating it because your desire to eat it is satisfied.
G．The brain doesn’t necessarily distinguish between a pleasurable smell or taste.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从文后各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For a little girl growing up in Colombia, a science career with NASA may seem impossible. Trujillo, however, is an aerospace 41 who leads a team at the NASA laboratory 42 for the robotic arm of the latest Mars rover（火星探测器）.
How did Trujillo go from simply dreaming about the universe to 43 exploring it That’s a tale of 44 written in the stars.
Born in 1983, even as a young girl Trujillo was 45 of her passion for science. But she doubted how far she’d be able to 46 in a male-dominated field. Then her dad offered to send her to Miami. Only 17 at the time, she 47 the offer.
Trujillo took a series of housekeeping 48 to put herself through Miami Dade College. Sometimes she was cleaning bathrooms to help pay her way through her 49 . But she didn’t 50 “I saw everything coming my way as an opportunity.”
Then came another life-changing moment. She became the first Hispanic（西班牙语国家的） woman to be 51 to the NASA Academy. Later, she became an engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
This February, when the Perseverance rover 52 on the surface of Mars, it was 53 by commentary（解说） from Trujillo in NASA’s first-ever Spanish-language 54 .
Trujillo’s own story is 55 that just beyond the barrier lies an entire universe of opportunities waiting for anyone willing to work hard enough to reach for the stars.
41．A．astronaut B．pilot C．engineer D．guide
42．A．eager B．responsible C．concerned D．grateful
43．A．actually B．hardly C．accurately D．repeatedly
44．A．innovation B．kindness C．passion D．sympathy
45．A．certain B．approved C．afraid D．fond
46．A．respond B．rise C．invest D．apply
47．A．made up B．turned up C．picked up D．took up
48．A．measures B．activities C．jobs D．courses
49．A．studies B．purchases C．recreations D．trips
50．A．clarify B．fear C．perceive D．complain
51．A．applied B．admitted C．assigned D．introduced
52．A．originated B．generated C．landed D．waited
53．A．accompanied B．distracted C．estimated D．occupied
54．A．theory B．broadcast C．comment D．performance
55．A．career B．information C．competence D．proof
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文， 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The remains of a gold mask are among the 3,000-year-old artifacts（历史文物）found at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. 56______（weigh） about 280 grams and estimated to be made from 84%gold, the mask is one of over 500 items unearthed from six newly discovered “sacrificial pits（祭祀坑）” in Sanxingdui.
More than 50,000 ancient artifacts（57）______（find） at Sanxingdui since the 1920s, when a local farmer （58） ______（accidental） came upon a number of relics at the site. A major breakthrough （59）______（occur） in 1986, with the discovery of two ceremonial pits containing over 1,000 items. Discoveries made at the site date back to the 12th and 11th centuries BC, and many of the items are now （60）______display at an on-site museum.
The site has completely changed experts’ understanding of （61）______the ancient civilization developed in China. In particular, （62）______（evident）suggests that the unique ancient Shu society developed independently of neighboring cultures in the Yellow River Valley, （63）______was traditionally considered to be the origin of Chinese civilization.
Along with other Shu archaeological （64）______（site）, it is credited by the UN as “（65）______outstanding representative of the Bronze Age Civilization of China, East Asia and even the world.”
第四部分 课内知识（共两节，满分15分）
第一节 选词填空（共8小题：每小题1分，共8分。）
根据语境选择方框内恰当的词并使用正确的形式填入空格处
qualification complex grasp modest consume overall subscribe cast organic overcome
66．Child as he is, he has a good ______of Chinese characters
67．Even the relatively ______sum of 50,000 now seems beyond his reach.
68．In ______farming, the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers is prohibited.
69．No one is more ______than you are to decide how you live; no one should be able to vote on what you do with your time and your potential unless you invite them to.
70．The electricity industry ______large amounts of fossil fuels.
71．Boston’s Logan International Airport spent more than 30 years ______community opposition to a new runway.
72．I encounter tremedous culture shock when studying abroad. But, ______, it’s just a fun experience. I’m trying to soak it all up.
73．By the end of this year, our WeChat official account will have almost one billion mobile phone ______.
第二节 同义替换（共7小题：每小题1分，共7分。）
根据语境选择方框内恰当的词替换划横线的词
exceptional boost crisis shift substantial get involved in consisting of
74．Without a major improvement in tourism, the economy will suffer even further. ______
75．When you participate in sports and athletes, a lot of the racial barriers are broken down. ______
76．The feet are highly specialised structures made up of 26 small delicate bones. ______
77．This progress has greatly improved the prospects for growth and for a significant reduction in poverty over the next decade. ______
78．At the age of five he showed outstanding talent as a musician. ______
79．This accident caused a dramatic change in public opinion. ______
80．She has always been to the fore at moments of danger. ______
第五部分 写作（满分25分）
为了庆祝即将来临的新年，你校在元旦举办了迎新春品美食活动，受到广大师生的好评。你参加了活动并拍摄了vlog。请你以“An Unforgettable Festival”为题，为校刊的英语角写一篇短文，记述整个活动过程。
1．活动策划
2．活动内容
3．师生感受
注意：1．词数120字左右 2．可以适当增加细节
An Unforgettable Festival
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参考答案
阅读理解
21-23．CBD 24-27．CBDB 28-31．CABA 32-35．BCDC 36-40．ADGEF
完形填空
41-45．CBACA 46-50．BDCAD 51-55．BCABD
短文填词
56．Weighing 57．have been found 58．accidentally 59．occurred 60．on
61．how 62．evidence 63．which 64．sites 65．an
选词填空
66．modest 67．grasp 68．organic 69．qualified
70．overcoming 71．overall 72．consumes 73．subscriptions.
同义替换
74．boost, 75．get involved in, 76．consisting of, 77．substantial,
78．exceptional 79．shift, 80．crisis
书面表达：
An Unforgettable Festival
In order to celebrate the upcoming new year, our school had a food festivallast Friday.
We students took an active part in the festival. First of all, each class worked as a team to preparea wide range of food, such as Indian curries, Chinese fried rice, Japanese sushi and so on. Then, they set their stands on the playground to sell their food. Most of the guests are our classmates parents and teachers. All of them enjoyed the delicious food. After the festival, we posted a vlog on Weibo about this meaningful activity which was well-received on the Internet.
Not only did the guests enjoy the delicious food but the students also learned how hard it was to make money. What an unforgettable festival!（126字）